Tiny Town Railroad
add photosA town that will make kids feel big, Tiny Town is a miniature land where everything is a sixth the size of a typical town. There is even a miniature train ride that runs through the village.
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"always fun"
I have been going to tiny town since I was little. This last time we went to Denver for a visit we made sure to take the kids they as usual had a blast. The whole area is dedicated to kids and making them feel at home and welcome. there is a purpose to the buildings also, if you look and know a little about Colorado history you can see buildings that shaped the old west. The train makes a mini historical tour for the kids in a way they can understand and learn.
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"Good Old Fashioned Fun"
If you want a low key, out of the way, old fashioned day of fun Tiny Town is a place to go. I've been here a handful of times in the past 20 some years and basically everything is the same. You come, you ride the train, you meander down through all of the small (or large doll houses depending on how you look at it) houses admiring all the little treasures and details inside, and then end the tour with a seat on a picnic table while your kids burn out some more energy in the playground. They have a place for picnics, a place to purchase food and a gift shop. My kids definitely enjoy it but it doesn't really have enough to visit more than once a year.
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"Overpriced and grumpy"
While the idea of riding a small train and seeing small buildings sounds great for little kids, we find that most of the adults who work the grounds are grumpy and resent us being there. The snack bar lady is usually unhelpful, and we've grown tired of the many signs telling us all the things we shouldn't/can't do. Still, its a train, and kids will enjoy it, so, 2 stars-do it once and call it done.
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"Fun for everyone! "
Tinytown was such a fun and welcome way to spend an afternoon with our kids! (ages 6, 4 and 1) The "tiny" town is a magical place that your kids will love! Each house or shop has great detail inside from a Barbie squaredance to miniature flowers lining a greenhouse! There are plenty of photo ops and even a playground area to give your kids a break if they need it. And the train ride if SO much fun! Because it is loaded with parents and little kids it is filled with oohs and ahhs and plenty of squeals in the tunnel! We loved the graveyard and the "terrible, tiny" T-Rex on the hillside by the track! I can see us going back again and again!
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"Something different, lots of fun"
Tiny town was created at the site of the Denver-Leadville stagecoach stop in a scenic mountain canyon southwest of Denver in 1915. That's when moving-company owner George Turner began constructing one-sixth-sized buildings with a turn- of-the-century flavor to delight his young daughter. In 1920 the town was opened to the public. In just five years, it became one of Colorado's top attractions. By 1939, the "World Famous" Tiny Town Railway was in operation.
Today, visitors to Tiny Town will find 1/6 scale houses decorated in turn of the century styles through modern day decor. Several houses are designed for the kids to actually enter while others are for gazing through the widows to see the story that unfolds within.
The best part of the day to Tiny Town, according to my three your old, is the train. First things first, admission to Tiny Town is relatively inexpensive - Adults $5.00, Children 2-12 $3.00, Under 2 Free...and the TRAIN FARE $1.00. So going back to the train, the train is a mini sized train that parents and adults can ride nestled in the open cars. The really fun part is if kids want to ride by themselves, pack them in the caboose. It is the only car grownups can't ride in. The caboose ride was the best part of the day. Approximately 10 kids, without parents, are "locked" in the caboose and the train takes off. The kids squeal and laugh and have the best unsupervised time. My daughter still will not tell us what they were talking about that had all the kids rolling with laughter.
If that isn't enough to make the drive worth the trip, they also have a terrific playground with neat slides and swings (yes, swings) and things to crawl though and jump off...just an overall great play ground for all ages.
There is a snack bar, but it is a little pricey. I suggest packing a lunch and taking a wagon or stroller to carry your cooler / lunch and all the little treasures your kids collect along the way (pine cones, rocks, etc). There are picnic tables all over the place and the facilities across the board were very clean and family friendly.
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